Harpreet Uppal MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Skilled Workers: HuddersfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to promote green skills programmes as part of the national skills strategy in Huddersfield.
Answer: Green skills are crucial to economic growth and the government’s net zero by 2050 target. Clean energy industries have been identified as a priority sector in the Industrial Strategy, alongside other sectors fundamental to clean energy like advanced manuf...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: HuddersfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take with (a) colleges, (b) universities and (c) employers to increase the number of (i) apprenticeships and (ii) skills-based training places for young people from Huddersfie
Answer: As part of our plan to Get Britain Working, the government will launch a new Youth Guarantee for young people aged 18 to 21 in England to ensure that they are supported to access high quality training opportunities, an apprenticeship or help to find work....
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: InnovationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with (a) the University of Huddersfield and (b) other local universities to help promote (i) innovation and (ii) skills development in that region.
Answer: Skills development is crucial for economic growth and breaking down the barriers to opportunity.The government is developing a Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy which will set out how the skills system will work to deliver on our Plan for Change, movi...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Local GovernmentDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what accountability mechanisms are in place for local authorities that miss statutory deadlines for Education, Health and Care plans processes after being required to produce a Written Statement of Action.
Answer: As set out in the current Area SEND Inspection Framework, local areas with a Written Statement of Action that were not revisited by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission under the previous framework will have a full inspection within the first three year...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support children with (a) SEND and (b) mental health needs to return to school after a period of absence.
Answer: School absence is one of the biggest barriers to success for children and young people. Missing school regularly is harmful to a child’s attainment, safety and physical and mental health, limiting their opportunity to succeed.The department recognises t...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of persistent absence on (a) SEND pupils and (b) their families.
Answer: Tackling absence, including persistent absence, is a critical priority for the government, and is at the heart of our mission is to break down the barriers to opportunity. If children are not in school, it does not matter how effective or well-supported t...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils who are persistently absent from school have been identified as having special educational needs and disabilities.
Answer: The department publishes figures from the school census on pupil absence in state-funded schools. The latest data, including breakdowns by characteristic, covers the 2023/24 academic year and is published here: https://explore-education-statistics.service...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using enrichment activities on rates of student absenteeism.
Answer: For children to achieve and thrive, they need to be in school. The department is working to make sure that all children and young people have access to a variety of enrichment opportunities at school as an important part of our mission to break down barri...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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